Harmful toys for children – psychologist
The end of the school year, Children’s Day, or a birthday, or some other holiday, and, as always, the question arises of what to give the child for it. If this is a girl, then the most popular doll in the world is Barbie. However, even she is able not only to please, but even to drive into depression. At least this is what Western experts assure and cite a whole list of toys that are not recommended for purchase.
1. Very Hungry Barbie
After reading The New York Times’ bestselling Don’t Eat !, Barbie embarks on a dangerous dive into the world of fasting. Nowadays, the better half of humanity is already obsessed with the desire to lose weight, so if a growing girl is constantly faced with the example of a Barbie chewing a leaf of lettuce, then this is a direct path to anorexia and bulimia.
2. Pregnant Midge
This has happened a million times before and happened to a friend of Barbie Midge, who, in the heat of passion, did something without protection. So it happens with dolls too. What is terrible, dolls remain in this state forever. But since the doll in an interesting position was made by adults, it means that they thereby gave the go-ahead for it, and in such a situation there is nothing terrible, the little girl can decide.
3. Barbie with math problems
One of the few phrases that a teenage Barbie can utter: “Math is too tough for me!”, Proving the age-old stereotype that blondes are the stupidest of all in the world. Firstly, this stereotype must be broken, like all stereotypes, and not supported, and, secondly, it is not clever girls who are in fashion now, but silly ones, and children should be taught this from childhood.
4. Barbie making burgers
Also known as the minimum wage barbie. After failing an algebra exam for the twelfth time in ninth grade, she drops out of school, and her friend gives her a night shift at a McDonald’s grill. As a result, she makes a career and grows to the cashier. In general, not the best role model. Although in itself there is nothing wrong with working in public catering.
5. Barbie cleaning after animals
After McDonald’s, Barbie opens her own dog walking business. Most of the day, she stows the dog feces in a nice little basket. Very young girls will decide to repeat after their favorite, which will lead to unsanitary conditions and infection.
6. Loose Barbie
To compensate for her lack of self-confidence, Barbie uses her seduction abilities. She is best at kissing. Not the best example to follow in our society with taboos dating back to Soviet times, when we had no sex, but we had children.
7. Barbie is a plastic surgeon
Life improves when Barbie miraculously enters medical school and becomes a plastic surgeon. True, in the depths of her soul she knows that, correcting other people’s defects, she cannot do anything with hers. Playing with such a toy, a girl can get hung up on her appearance and later go under the surgeon’s knife to become more beautiful.
8. Barbie is a fan of tanning
Like any woman, Barbie wants to have perfect golden skin, despite the fact that she is already a doctor and knows about the dangers of excessive tanning. It’s already an obsession … Such a toy can push a girl to go to a solarium or spend all the time in the sun, which is fraught with health consequences.
A point-blank question. And then what to give?
Much more interesting are the recently appeared three new types of Barbie: short, very tall and plump, with different skin color and hair type. They aroused great enthusiasm among the customers, who were finally able to see themselves in them. Such Barbies not only get rid of complexes, but also help to understand that people are not ideal and do not have to be like that.
By the way, not so long ago a book was published that tells the story of the legendary doll. After all, girls all over the world have been playing Barbie for 60 years! This book contains a lot of interesting things – and not so much for your daughter as for yourself.